<p>An English major who can’t use proper punctuation and grammar isn’t likely to have a good GPA… making the job search that much harder.</p>
<p>Goose, the problem with teaching is that most states (rightly so) have some requirements for coursework for teachers, unless you get in through something like Teach for America or some other alternate teacher certification program (varies by state, but usually is not that easy to do). One option if the OP wants to teach is to move home after graduation (gasp!) and take ed classes someplace cheaper than UVa to become qualified to teach.</p>